Question 296 · LEK · Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Select the correct treatment option for a patient with Mallory-Weiss syndrome:
- A. oesophagectomy including the source of bleeding.
- B. endoscopic sclerotherapy of the source of bleeding.
- C. suturing of oesophageal perforation.
- D. endoscopic banding of the source of bleeding.
- E. H. pylori eradication.
Hint
A Mallory-Weiss lesion is a mucosal tear, not a perforation; choose an established endoscopic haemostatic technique.
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